Here they are at the National Gallery, almost all at once, all those modern artists we came here to see, those we have come here to report having seen later. James Ensor, "The Astonishment of the Mask ...

Pierre Bonnard, "Dining Room in the Country," oil on canvas, 1913, Minneapolis Institute of Art. Vividly colorful, the painting is typical of Bonnard: It's both landscape and portrait. The Kimbell Art ...

Born in Florentine workshops in the early 1400s, realism enjoyed a long run, dominating European art for four centuries. By the mid-1860s it had degenerated into a weary superficiality. This inspired ...

The past is beautiful, and the future is splendid. Even sad memories often remain as beautiful afterimages after time passes.

This year, museums around the world have been commemorating the 150th anniversary of the first Impressionist exhibition in Paris in 1874, putting on shows that expand upon the established history of ...